The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-30
THE BUILDING TRADES.
A COUNCIL IN CHICAGO TO FORM A
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

The Entire Building Trades of tho United
States so BE Formed Into Ono Assooia-
tiOn-The Standard OIL Company Threat
ened With a General strIke-NOtss.
CHICAGO, June 29-The first convention
Of the National Council Of Building Trades
met at Plasterers' hall this morning in exec
utive session. and began Che work OF forming
an organization which will include in its
scope every branch Of the business. Dele
gates are present from the following cities,
and Others are en- route: New York, Brook
lyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, st.
Louis, indianapolis, Washington, Denver,
San Francisco, Detroit, Buffalo, Louisville,
Pittsburg, Cleveland, St. Paul and Chicago.
WHO are the prominent men herep was
asked Of Chicago delegate.
"They are all prominent men," was the
reply. There stands man." pointing to j.
f. Burke, of Brooklyn, "who represents
$1,000 workmen. Isn't he promineutl There
are two men who represent $4,000 workers
of Philadelphia With such force behind
them they are pretty apt to be prominent n
"We are here for peace and reconciliation
and harmony" said Mr.. Mcclure, Of Phila-
delphia. "Our object is to form an associa-
ton which will include the entire building
trades Of the United States, and the building
trades only for the purpose of bringing
about a better understanding between the
Master Builders, as they like to be called,
and the employees. The Masters have a
National organization, and our National or
ganization will be able to meet theirs and
treat with them. They have openly de-
clared that Chicago is to be the battle ground
where they will destroy the trade unions,
and we have accepted the offer, and with
our new organization they may make this
the battle ground if they like, but they will
have to knock out the entire building trades
of the United States, and not alone of Chi
cago.n
The meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent Hogan, of the Chicago Building Trades
council, who stated the objects of the con-
vention and welcomed the visiting delegates.
j. H. Buchanan was made temporary chair
man, and j. ]. Mcclure, af Philadelphia,
temporary secretary After the appoint
ment of committee on credentials the con-
vention took recess, awaiting their report.
On the Eve a Great Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, june 29-The striking oil
hhoi lhell0 q uoW hlONo JoSOeIudy, WHICH, IL
successful, may result in general strike of
all the employees of the Standard Oil COM
pany throughout the country, especially the
municipal re6neries at Cleveland, Buffalo,
New York, Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Bayonne
and Oil City. Over twenty thousand men
would thus be affected The works Of the
Atlantic and Philadelphia Refining COM
panies, at Point Breeze, are efPectually tied
up. The company advertised for men in all
the leading cities, but out of thirty who ar
rived from Newark yesterday, not one went
to work. Many of them attended the strik-
ers meeting. The boiler men to the number
Of twenty came out yesterday. The men
say that there are not a hundred men work
ing in the refineries.
At meeting Of the strikers the report Of
Stevedores' Local Assembly No. 1929 that
they would support the strikers to man
was received with great cheering. With
the support Of the stevedores the works will
be completely closed. The arbitration COM
mittee, which had been appointed to wait on
Vice President Davis, Of the Atlantic Refin-
ing company, reported that he had refused
to to treat with them. 1t was then resolved
to lay the "a Use of the strike before the man
ufactur 9a Committee, and ask them to in
vestigate the matter, and If this attempt is
unsuccessful that 1--WE call on our brethren
in all the refineries under the Standard Oil
nornOanU N cnnaa to our old